2010年12月1日晚6点半，佛山保利洲际酒店总经理谢明德先生，南海慈善会陈秘书长与来自南海福利中的孤儿们一起将酒店大堂一颗高达8米的圣诞树点亮。圣诞树亮起的同时，酒店花园和大堂的圣诞装饰灯齐明；圣诞老人带着礼物出场，伴着酒店员工唱诗班演唱的悠扬圣诞歌曲，大家一边欢呼，一边合影，留下圣诞节美好的精彩画面。

       这次圣诞亮灯仪式也是酒店发起的“放飞心愿、传递幸福”的爱心慈善活动的启动仪式：凡在12月1日至12月31日在酒店消费的宾客，都可以在酒店定制的“心愿卡”上写下心愿。酒店每收集到一张心愿卡，就捐出1元善款，帮助福利院的孤儿，实现他们的新年愿望。1张心愿卡+1份爱心=酒店1元善款，我们希望通过这样的活动，让更多有爱心的客人参与进来，将幸福和欢乐传递…...当天参加亮灯仪式的嘉宾都在酒店的心意卡上为孩子们写下了美好的祝愿。

       佛山保利洲际酒店的使命之一是与所在地的社区紧密合作，为社会的和谐发展贡献自己的力量。关注慈善事业，关爱弱势群体，关心社区发展，这既是责任又是荣耀。佛山保利洲际酒店在经营的同时，时刻不忘回报社会。

       从佛山保利洲际义工队成立以来，队伍在不断壮大，发起和组织了很多社会公益活动。例如：在酒店未开业的时候就在中秋节探望敬老院的阿公阿婆，帮助他们修理家具；在今年八月份南海桂城公共自行车系统启动后，酒店为倡导酒店客人绿色出行，酒店总经理谢明德先生率先组织员工骑自行车环绕千灯湖，把这种体验分享给宾客；酒店义工队定期探望星辉特殊学校的孩子们，与该校师生一起庆祝传统的中秋节，和他们一起过生日，与他们庆祝西方的感恩节，并同孩子们一起做游戏，宁静的校园因洲际义工队的到来而欢声一篇，洲际义工队的成员们以自己的爱心来关爱这些特殊儿童，给他们带来欢笑。

       佛山保利洲际酒店在以后的日子里也会一如既往的做社会公益活动，并且以其企业影响力引起社会各界人士及其他企业对社区贡献一份力量，继续做好佛山的形象大使。

     1st Dec,2010 at InterContinental Foshan----General Manager Mr. Carlo Schmed and Secretary of Nanhai Charity Society, with orphans who are from Welfare Centre, gathering at hotel lobby to light up the Christmas Tree which up to 8 meters. At the same time, all the Christmas decoration around garden and lobby area is shining.

      Meanwhile, “Make your wish “ charity activity ceremony started with lighting ceremony. All you need to do is to write down your new year’s wishe on our tailor made Christmas card in return hotel will donate 1 Yuan for each card collected to Nanhai Charity Society during 1st to 31st of December. All the people attended lighting ceremony write down their new year’s wish and drop into our wish card box.

     One of the missions for InterContinental Foshan is to work closely with local communities in order to contribute our strength for the harmonious development of society. Attention to charities, care of vulnerable groups, concerned about community development, which is not only a corporate responsibility but also a kind of honor. Intercontinental Foshan always keep in mind for paying back to society.

     After InterContinental Foshan volunteer team been build, we visit the senior person at nursing home last Mid-Autumn day; organizing the ride bicycle around area, because we encouraged people to live in low-carbon lifestyle; we also have fun with children at Xinghui special school regularly.

     InterContinental Foshan has received the honor “Charity Undertaking Company” from Nanhai Charity Association. The hotel will continuous doing social welfare activities in the future andhelp the community become better and better.